Author: William Combe
Title: The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax
Description: London, Nattali and Bond. Ninth edition. Leather. 3 vols. 272p; 277p; 279p. A set of three hardcover books bound in 3/4 red leather with marbled boards, foredges, and endpapers. Boards and leather are rubbed, but the gilt detailing on the spines is still clear and shiny. Early owner's ink signature on a blank front endpaper inside each volume. The plates have fadedonto their facing pages. Some mild age-toning and scant foxing, but otherwie, text unmarked and binding secure across the set. Illustrated with 80 hand-colored aquatint plates (which were re-engraved) by T. Rowlandson. Includes IN SEARCH OF THE PICTURESQUE, IN SEARCH OF CONSOLATION, and IN SEARCH OF A WIFE. Undated ninth edition; ca. 1820s. .
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Title: The Three Tours of Doctor Syntax
Description: London, Nattali and Bond. Ninth edition. Leather. 3 vols. 272p; 277p; 279p. A set of three hardcover books bound in 3/4 red leather with marbled boards, foredges, and endpapers. Boards and leather are rubbed, but the gilt detailing on the spines is still clear and shiny. Early owner's ink signature on a blank front endpaper inside each volume. The plates have fadedonto their facing pages. Some mild age-toning and scant foxing, but otherwie, text unmarked and binding secure across the set. Illustrated with 80 hand-colored aquatint plates (which were re-engraved) by T. Rowlandson. Includes IN SEARCH OF THE PICTURESQUE, IN SEARCH OF CONSOLATION, and IN SEARCH OF A WIFE. Undated ninth edition; ca. 1820s. .
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Price: US$ 1500.00 Seller: Kubik Fine Books Ltd.
- Book number: 177059
- Book number: 177059
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